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59. Platter. Chinese (American market), ca. I8oo-I8Io. Hard
paste. W. I43/4in. (37.5cm). Gift of Mrs. W. Murray Crane, 1954
(54.87.31)
Exquisitelyrenderedherein brownenamelis GeorgeWashington's
tomb,a scenethat becamea virtual iconand was depictedin engrav-
ings (probablythesourceof this design),needleworka, nd reverse
paintings onglass (fig.60).
Platter,detailof GeorgeWashington'tomb
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